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📚 Videos & Sources mentioned:
▪ On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Food-Cooking-Science-Lore-Kitchen/dp/0684800012
▪ The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained by Nik Sharma (book): https://www.amazon.com/Flavor-Equation-Science-Explained-Essential-ebook/dp/B08DDGD2SP
▪ America’s Test Kitchen Results: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/articles/6229-vanilla-extract-vs-imitation-vanilla
▪ Real Talk: DIY Vanilla Extract Is a Waste of Time: https://www.seriouseats.com/diy-vanilla-extract
▪ Vanilla Pura Website (whole bean sourcer and resource): https://www.vanillapura.com/pages/how-do-different-beans-taste
▪ Vanilla Labeling Terms Defined by the FDA: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=169&showFR=1&subpartNode=21:2.0.1.1.44.2
▪ Taste Test #1 American Buttercream Recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/american-buttercream-recipe
▪ Taste Test #2 Pancake Batch Recipe (similar): https://www.seriouseats.com/thick-and-fluffy-pancakes
▪ Taste Test #3 Chocolate Chip Cookies Mother Recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab-best-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Is real Vanilla actually worth it?
1:50 Why do we add Vanilla to food in the first place?
5:57 Experiment #1: Frosting
11:29 How do aroma molecules work?
15:03 Experiment #2: Pancakes
21:53 Why are vanilla beans turned into vanilla extract?
24:42 Experiment #3: Chocolate Chip Cookies
29:23 Conclusions
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